With the Keychange Leaders programme launch imminent, it seems appropriate to take a look at leadership positions in the workplace. The Women in the Workplace (McKinsey & Company) report is the largest study of women in corporate America, with more than 1,000 companies participating in the study, and surveying more than 480,000 people about their workplace experiences. The report further delves into the intersectional identities and the biases and barriers that persist. To summarise, “Over the past decade, women have made important gains at every level of the corporate pipeline (especially in senior leadership). Yet progress is surprisingly fragile, especially for women of color, who continue to be underrepresented at every level and who view gender and race as obstacles to their advancement.”

We know these issues to be true are across the board, irrespective of industry and scale. We look forward to the Keychange Leaders programme which will looks to addressing these barriers.

Please go ahead and take some time today for this important read, whilst reminding ourselves how crucial it is to continue to collate and track data in our country and cultural specific contexts too:

Read the report here.